Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the structure of the spectrum analysis chip
Fig. 2. Primary AWG function and spectrum schematic
Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of AWG1 function and spectrum
Fig. 4. Schematic diagram of the spectral relationship between Primary AWG CH1 and AWG1
Fig. 5. The cross-sectional view of the strip waveguide and the mode field diagram of the TE fundamental mode
Fig. 6. AWG simulation structure diagram
Fig. 7. The first-stage AWG transmission spectrum and its enlarged view in the range of 1 548.5~1 551.5 nm
Fig. 8. AWG4 transmission spectrum
Fig. 9. Spectroscopic analysis chip transmission spectroscopy
Fig. 10. The relationship between the FSRP of the Primary AWG and m
Fig. 11. Schematic diagram of the cause analysis of the large channel insertion loss and crosstalk in the edge part
Parameter | Primary AWG | Secondary AWG |
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Wavelength channel spacing(Δλ) | (ΔλP)0.5 nm | (ΔλS)3 nm | Center wavelength(λc) | 1 550.0 nm | AWG6:1 551.25 nm | AWG5:1 550.75 nm | AWG4:1 550.25 nm | AWG3:1 549.75 nm | AWG2:1 549.25 nm | AWG1:1 548.75 nm | Diffraction order(m) | (mP)430 | (mS)14 | Free spectral range(FSR) | (FSRP)3 nm | (FSRS)90 nm | Length of FPR(fFPR) | 57.324 2 μm | 391.080 5 μm | Adjacent array waveguide length difference(ΔL) | 429.722 8 μm | AWG6:14.167 7 μm | AWG5:14.163 2 μm | AWG4:14.158 7 μm | AWG3:14.154 2 μm | AWG2:14.149 7 μm | AWG1:14.145 0 μm | Number of arrayed waveguides(N) | 19 | 105 | Number of output channels(Nout) | 6 | 25 | Tapered coupler length(LTaper) | 10 μm | 10 μm | Tapered coupler width(wTaper) | 2 μm | 2 μm | Chip size | 4 000 μm×400 μm | 1 000 μm×1 000 μm |
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Table 1. Design values for all AWGs
AWG name | Center wavelength simulation value | Design value of center wavelength |
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AWG1 | 1 548.80 nm | 1 548.75 nm | AWG2 | 1 549.30 nm | 1 549.25 nm | AWG3 | 1 549.75 nm | 1 549.75 nm | AWG4 | 1 550.20 nm | 1 550.25 nm | AWG5 | 1 550.73 nm | 1 550.75 nm | AWG6 | 1 551.22 nm | 1 551.25 nm |
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Table 2. Comparison between the center wavelength of the second-stage AWG obtained by simulation and the design value